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| 528639 | 2007-02-27 07:31:00 | As always I come back to the experts! I have a real hassle using Word to print labels for mailing or for labelling product (for a charity sale).... Is there a better programme designed specifically for labels please? What does anyone else use..... All advice appreciated..... BTW the previous version of Works I had off pat, no trouble at all, but each time the programme changes they make it worse... sigh.... TIA Bryden:( |
Bryden (4161) | ||
| 528640 | 2007-02-27 07:40:00 | Personally if I was doing labels I would use Freehand which would be much easier, but that is because I have a copy of it on my machine. I didn't know you could do labels in word. I know that there is a set up you can do called Mail Merge for printing out large reems of addresses for a mass mail out but I have never set one up myself so I don't know if that would suit what your after. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 528641 | 2007-02-27 09:59:00 | Hi Bryden. The label manufacturer Avery have a free download which installs itself in Word and makes creating labels really simple. Look here: www.download.com |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 528642 | 2007-02-27 21:09:00 | Thanks for the help - I found the Avery download last night but not sure this will work for the labels we have on hand... They are A4 sheets and the labels fill it completely - 3 across and 8 down.... I have so far not found this size in the Avery download.... sigh.... I have used Word before to do them but unless you hold your mouth right it is a nightmare.... for instance I found that I had to have my database saved as a .csv format.... and if I had an entry on the first line of that database the merge ignored that one completely! Add to which the fields are identified in "American" terms.... sigh.... Bryden |
Bryden (4161) | ||
| 528643 | 2007-02-27 22:44:00 | Hi Avery If you go into Publisher 2003 there is an area for labels- Batik has one anyway effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 528644 | 2007-02-27 22:55:00 | Hi Bryden. Sounds like you're using a fairly standard 3 * 8 A4 sheet, which Word relates to easily. Under the Laberls Option dialogue box item Label Products, make sure you make the right selection. Avery Standard = USA sized papers, while Avery A4/A5 sizes = NZ papers. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 528645 | 2007-02-27 23:11:00 | Yeah, that Avery wizard is good, I'm pretty sure that the sheet you have is pretty standard, and anyway, I think the Avery wizard lets you specify the sizes of your labels and number per sheet. | trig42 (11325) | ||
| 528646 | 2007-02-28 00:19:00 | Hi Bryden. I currently have here 3 * 8 + 24 label A4 sheets by Avery (J8159), Impact (LC24) and Arrow (JCL159). The Avery and Arrow are vertually identical - note their code numbers - and the Impact have no side margins. All work. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 528647 | 2007-02-28 00:36:00 | I use Word and MSAccess to generate a mailing label list. Once you have it set up, it works but it can be a mission. There is an option in Word to create your own dimensions for the labels. I did this for some Arrow labels I bought. Even so, I always check before printing on the labels by printing on a blank paper sheet and making sure the labels align correctly. It often pays to 'tab' before you type the first field to make sure it is not too close to the left margin. It may also pay to leave the first line blank for the same reason if you have enough space on your labels. There will be better programs available but you can get Word to work. HTH. |
user (1404) | ||
| 528648 | 2007-02-28 00:59:00 | Hi Folks... quick and dirty method of checking label fit is to put the first run in with the label sheet back to front in the printer tray. If it prints good on the back it will print good on the front. | Scouse (83) | ||
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